I whole hardheartedly agree with the concept of the Game of Schools. It is clearly evident to see not only in kids around me, but, perhaps most clearly in myself. I think in today's world education isn't about going to learn something. It's going to get a grade that will hopefully help you later in life in becoming successful. Grade are the huge and only influence in schools. Not the material, just memorizing it, getting a good grade on a test and then watching as that knowledge just slips away. I think one of the saddest things is that, in the future if I become a teacher, I may become subject to this game. I mean, I know that I will want to teach my subject in such a way that the kids enjoy coming to class and just learning the material, that is something I would love. However, I also know that I need to make sure my future students are doing what the school system expects, and that is taking tests, and more tests, and reviewing material for tests that when the next year comes around none of it will be remembered. At the end of the year it is always a big event of going through all the notes you have taken, and all the tests and homework and just...tossing it away. I mean...what was it all for if you're just going to toss it away??? I can't even really get upset about it cause, hey, I'm one of them! At the end of the year I'd just go through my notebooks and empty it all out. I mean, I saved my history notes the last two years cause I knew I wanted to study history but...everything else, just...gone.